In this special mini-series of podcasts, the folks of ElevatingHOME have joined forces with Curaport to delve into the world of Homecare and its usage of Technology. There will be several episodes through the month of August.

In this initial episode, Tripp Matthews of Curaport and Danielle Pierotti of Elevating HOME are joined by Mike Wons, CTO of the State of Illinois, and Tracey Moorhead, CEO of ElevatingHOME. The first episode is fundamentally an overview of where the Homecare industry is relative to its use of Technology. Much of the conversation is around why aren't more Homecare agencies utilizing Technology to its fullest, and how that can change.

Also, some obstacles to this utilization is discussed, as well as why there is so much optimism about this trend changing in the months and years to come.

This is a great series, and we are happy to have you on this journey with us!

Many have said, "everything is for sale, it is just a matter of the price." But if you are considering putting your agency on the market, how can you make sure you are getting full value for your business? Rich Tinsley of Stoneridge Partners is delivering this excellent education on how you can get the right information on the state of the Home Health/Home Care Industry.

Maggie Keen of myCNAjobs presented this education on Caregiver Recruitment and Retention.

No matter which healthcare provider you talk to – finding the right caregivers is a serious issue for them. This webinar will cover some of the latest trends in caregiver recruitment along with actionable strategies and takeaways you can use immediately to optimize recruiting efforts and tackle your 2017 Recruiting Strategy. Below you will find webinar content along with a link to register for the webinar.

Tracey Moorhead, President & CEO of Elevating Home, joined me for a conversation about Elevating Home, the new national advocacy organization for Home & Community Based Services. This is a very informative discussion about how Elevating Home was formed, WHY it was formed, and what they are going to do in order achieve their mission of making Patient-Centered Care in the Home a fundamental pillar of our national healthcare structure.

We do learn more about Tracey, and how she got to where she is today, and what the plans are for this group now and in the future.

In April of this year, a two-year project came to fruition with the formation of a new National advocacy organization for the Home Health Care arena: Elevating Home. This article is an editorial perspective on this group, as well as an interview with the President & CEO of Elevating Home, Tracey Moorhead.

Aaron Little and Raymond Belles of BKD sat down with me at the NHPCO conference in Washington recently to discuss the recent happenings in the Home & Community Based Services arena.

We discuss the "pause" in the Pre-Claim Review initiative (which is a somewhat controversial part of this discussion) as well as the delay in the implementation of the new Conditions of Participation for Home Health. Raymond also discusses some of the new Alternate Payment Models that are emerging for Homecare - and what that means moving forward.